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Your Need-to-Know Energy News

By Taylor Muckerman and Joel South – Mar 20, 2014 at 4:58PM

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The top energy stories from March 20, 2014.

The following video encapsulates some of the most notable news stories from March 20, 2014. Our energy analysts, Joel South and Taylor Muckerman discuss everything from BP plc's (BP 3.41%) return to the Gulf of Mexico to a 37% increase in the amount of solar power capacity around the world. Check out the short clip below for more on these stories, among others.

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This segment is from Tuesday's edition of "Digging for Value," in which sector analysts Joel South and Taylor Muckerman discuss energy and materials news with host Alison Southwick. The twice-weekly show can be viewed on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It can also be found on Twitter, along with our extended coverage of the energy & materials sectors @TMFEnergy.

 

Joel South owns shares of Halcon Resources.. Taylor Muckerman owns shares of SolarCity. The Motley Fool recommends El Paso Pipeline Partners LP, Exelon, Kinder Morgan, SolarCity, Southern Company, and Tesla Motors. The Motley Fool owns shares of Devon Energy, EOG Resources, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Kinder Morgan, SolarCity, Tesla Motors, and Transocean. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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